The Weekly Snapshot: News from Gojek, Sequoia India, TikTok, and more

YouTube in Indonesia now offers GoPay as a payment option, Sequoia India appointed ex-Gojek tech chief Ajey Gore as an operating partner, and Trump banned dealings with the parent companies of TikTok and WeChat.

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You can hear the details on all this news and more on this week’s episode of The Weekly Snapshot.

Timecodes:

00:00 – Intro music
00:13 – GoPay becomes a payment option on YouTube in Indonesia
01:05 – GoViet officially rebrands as Gojek Vietnam
02:07 – Former Gojek tech chief Ajey Gore joins Sequoia India as operating partner
02:57 – US bans dealings with TikTok, WeChat
04:50 – Timeline: How TikTok reached global fame and now faces a US ban
06:23 – Intuit to acquire Singapore’s TradeGecko for a reported US$80 million
07:15 – Byju’s acquires edtech startup WhiteHat Jr. for US$300 million
09:05 – Grab said to raise US$200 million from Korea’s Stic Investments
09:53 – Taranis eyes Asia expansion after raising US$30 million from Vertex, others
10:47 – Singapore AI startup bags US$2.2 million to create a drug that helps extend human life

Download the full transcript here.

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